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Financial Lines Associate

Jessica Bain

Financial Lines Associate

Biography

Jessica is a Financial Lines Associate and ICAEW Chartered Accountant specializing in financial institutions, commercial crime and professional indemnity claims. She joined the loss adjusting industry in 2021 as a Senior Loss Adjuster in Dubai, handling complex claims across the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and other international markets. She has managed portfolios of more than 30 concurrent claims from instruction to resolution, combining forensic accounting, loss quantification and detailed policy analysis, and works closely with insurers, brokers, insureds, banks and lawyers. Before adjusting, Jessica spent four years at Protiviti in London, leading credit risk and due diligence reviews of European structured finance facilities for global banks and private equity firms, alongside internal audit and Sarbanes-Oxley work. She holds a First Class degree in Industrial Economics from the University of Nottingham.

NOTABLE ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Regional Bank: Bankers Blanket Bond – Employee Infidelity / Fraudulent Loan (SAR 1 Billion)
  • Exchange House: Computer Crime – Fraudulent Funds Transfers (AED 20 Million)
  • Financial Institution: Erroneous Funds Transfer – Unrecovered Payment (AED 1 Million)
  • Trading Company: Commercial Crime – Social Engineering / Payment Diversion (USD 7.8 Million)
  • Property Management Firm: Professional Indemnity – Breach of Duty (USD 10 Million)

Office Address / Contact Information

Forum House
15-18 Lime Street
London
EC3M 7AN
United Kingdom
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Industry Certification

Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA), Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), 2020

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science (Honours), Industrial Economics, First Class, University of Nottingham, 2017 (specialising in quantitative methods)

Specialties

Additional Expertise

Financial institutions (bankers blanket bond, commercial crime, computer crime, employee infidelity, social engineering and funds transfer fraud) and professional indemnity. Chartered Accountant with expertise in forensic accounting, quantification of complex financial losses, policy wording and coverage analysis. Background in credit risk, lender due diligence, internal audit and Sarbanes-Oxley controls testing for major banks and financial institutions.

Adjuster Experience

5 years 2021

Language Skills

English